these drugs in southern afghanistan will be smuggled to countries as far away as australia. the amount in this room alone would sell there for around £2 million. this is how it is made. makeshift open air labs in the desert under the noses of the taliban. these trucks are full of a key ingredient. traffickers here have discovered a common wild plant can be used to produce meth cheaply. last week, the taliban banned farmers from picking it but they are not shutting down the meth labs. this man has links to the trade. when the taliban announced their ban on this plant, he tells me, the wholesale price of meth doubled and there are still warehouses full of it.
these trucks are full of a key ingredient. traffickers here have discovered a common wild plant that can be used to produce meth cheaply. last week, the taliban banned farmers from picking it, but they re not shutting down the meth labs. this man with links to the trade. when the taliban announced their ban on this plant, he tells me, the wholesale price of meth doubled and there are still warehouses full of it. it s another dangerous drug opium from plants like these, most commonly associated with afghanistan. around 80% of the world s heroin supply originates here. before the taliban takeover opium traders paid off corrupt officials and sold the black paste secretly. now they ve been allowed
farmers from picking it, but they are not shutting down the meth labs. this man with links to the trade says crystal meth is booming. when the taliban announced their ban on this plant, he tells me, the wholesale price of meth doubled, and there are still warehouses full of it. it s another dangerous drug opium, from poppies like these, most commonly associated with afghanistan. around 80% of the world s heroin supply originates here. before the taliban takeover, opium traders paid off corrupt officials and sold the black paste secretly. now they have been allowed to open up stalls in markets. we re driving through a bazaar where opium is being sold openly. much of it is then going to be processed into heroin.
will be smuggled to countries as far away as australia. the amount in this room alone would sell there for around £2 million. this is how it is made. makeshift open air labs in the desert under the noses of the taliban. these trucks are full of a key ingredient. traffickers here have discovered a common wild plant that can be used to produce meth cheaply. last week, the taliban banned farmers from picking it, but they are not shutting down the meth labs. this man with links to the trade. when the taliban announced their ban on this plant, he tells me, the wholesale price of meth doubled and there are still warehouses full of it.